Year 5 News
“Give to me a fulcrum on which to plant my lever, and I will move the world.”
19/01/2024 · No comments yet
Science Our Science work this week was looking at levers and how they provide mechanical assistance. 5HB investigated what happens if you lengthen a lever, using newton meters to measure the effort required to move a bottle of fruit juice. I was very impressed with the methodical way the class worked, especially when some Read More
Happy new year from Year 5
12/01/2024 · No comments yet
Hi all, We hope you have had a lovely holiday and that the children are all feeling well rested and ready for a new term. We have got stuck in to our new year learning straight away in Year five. Our Spring term topics are: Maths – Fractions then Multiplication and Division English – Read More
Year 5 WB 18.12.23
22/12/2023 · 1 comment
Time has absolutely flown by in a very eventful and festive week! As we draw closer to the end of term, our children have been busy spreading joy and cheer, and the classrooms have been buzzing with excitement. Spectacular Show The highlight of the week was the performance of ‘Robin and The Sherwood Hoodies’. Read More
A very practical week
15/12/2023 · No comments yet
The children have been very busy this week experimenting, making, practising and performing. Our science work continues to focus on forces and this week we investigated how water resistance affects boat bow design. Working in groups, the children used modelling clay to create various shapes, which they then dropped through bubble bath, recording the Read More
Year 5 blog 9.12.23
08/12/2023 · No comments yet
Good evening parents and carers, We have had another busy and fun week in year 5. We begun the week with some full length rehearsals, which went well. We are really looking forward to the performance. If your child is on this list, please don’t forget to bring your child’s clothes in a named Read More
WB 27.11.23
30/11/2023 · No comments yet
This week, our preparations for the Christmas production have surged ahead. As we move into next week, we will expect that the children will have their lines fully memorised, allowing us to focus on refining their acting and singing. If your child has lines to learn, please help them to memorise their role so Read More
A sporty week
24/11/2023 · 1 comment
It has been a busy week, both in and out of class. On Tuesday Mr Hemming took a group of girls to a friendly football tournament. The activity was designed to be a taster session to introduce participants with little experience to competitive matches. Each game lasted 4 minutes but that gave us plenty Read More
Maths Videos WB 20.11.23
22/11/2023 · No comments yet
Lesson 1 Lesson 2- Find fractions equivalent to a non-unit fraction Lesson 3- Recognise equivalent fractions Lesson 4- Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers
Year 5 Blog WB 6.11.23
10/11/2023 · No comments yet
We’ve had a busy first week back after the half term break with lots of exciting learning taking place. It was also lovely to speak to so many parents this week. If you weren’t able to attend parents’ evening, please remember that you can make an appointment to see us at any time of Read More
Livin’ on a Prayer to get to the end of the half term.
27/10/2023 · 3 comments
Finally, we have come to the end of the half term. It gives us a chance to show you some of the things we have been working on over the past couple of months. PE In PE, the children have been learning a dance set to the Ghostbusters theme. This has been done in Read More
